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UNITED 'STATES PATENT Trice.

KASIMIR VOGEL, OF WES'RBROOK, MAINE.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINERY FOR DRESSING WEAVERS HARNESSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 7,553, dated August 6, 1850.

To all whom, it nur?! concern:

Be it known that I, KAsIMIR VOGEL, of

Vestbrook, in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine, have invented a Machine for Dressing Veavers Harnesses with Size, Varnish, the.; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,imaking a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is an isometrical perspective view of the machine with some portions of the frame thereof brokenjout; Fig. 2, a vertical transverse section through the center of the machine; Fig. 3, a vertical longitudinal section through the center of aportion of the left-hand Aend of the machine, and Fig. 4 a side view of grooves in the ends of the sliding frame. In this said sliding frame G G the h'arnessesAA are placed and stretched preparatory to their passing through the operation of sizing or varnishing. The permanent hooks c c, that project inward from opposite sides of the bar g of the sliding frame, receive one each of the pair of harness-bars a a, and the movable hooks c c', the shanks of which pass through holes in the side bars G G of the sliding frame,

receive the other bars a o of each pair of harness-bars. The outer ends of the Shanks of each pair of the hooks c c are connected to the ends of the spring d, which draws them outward, and thereby stretches the threads which compose the harnesses, as represented in Fig. l.

Longitudinal guiding-beams F F extend from one end of the frame of the machine to the other, which are made fast to the upper end beams of the frame a short distance from A their centers, the beam F being above the end beams of the machine-frame and the beam F" below the same and directly under the beam F. The ends of the beamsF F are connected to (or cast with) the uprights ff, and to the front flat sides of the uprights ff are secured by means of the screws fi ft the uprights p 29. Semicircular concavities are formed in the inner surfaces of the uprights p p and ff, which are brought opposite each other, and receive the journals of the shafts B B and the screw-shafts C C.

A spindle tu projects from the corner of the right-hand end of the machine, on which is placed the driving-pulley Z. The driving-pulley Z is made fast to the front end of a sleeve or tubular shaft that projects inward the whole length of the spindle w, and on which is placed the pulleys Y and WV and the clutch X, located between the said pulleys. The pulleys Y and XV play loosely on the sleeve of the driving-pulley Z, save when they are connected therewith or disconnected from, it by the longitudinal movement of the clutch X to the right or left. I

The clutch X is made to turn with the sleeve of the driving-pulley Z by means of a feather on the sleeve, which fis into a groove Within the clutch. The clutch is automatically moved longitudinally by means of the lever t', one end of which is connected to the clutch and the other to the end of the sliding rod E, the said lever /U being also jointed to the stud s, which serves as its fulcrum. The sliding rod Eis supported by and works in the guides m m, which project from the rear side of the beam F. The manner in which the sliding frame is reciprocated will be explained farther on.

The driving-pulley Zis banded to the pulley O on the front end of the shaft B. The pulley Y on the sleeve of the driving-pulley is connected by a crossed band with the pulley V on the end of the screw-shaft C', and the pulley XV `is connected by an uncrossed band with the pulley T on the same screw-shaft C. By moving the clutch X to the left the pulley NV will be connected thereto and revolve with the same, and the pulley Y ,Wi-lt play loosely on the sleeve of the driving-puh; ley in an opposite direction, and by moving.v the clutch X to the right the pulley7 Y willbe" connected thereto and revolve with. the sam-e, and the pulley XV will play loosely on the sleeve of the driving-pulley. It will therefore be perceived that the motion of the screwshaft C will be reversed at every movement l versa.

of the clutch X from right to left, or vice The screw-shaft C is connected with and imparts a corresponding motion to the screw-shaft C by means of a band which unites the pulley P' on the former to the pulleyP on thelatter. The shaft Bis connected to the shaft B' and imparts a corresponding motion thereto by means of a band which unites the pulley M on the former to the pulley M on the latter, as shown in Fig.

T is a pulley which works upon a bearing made fast to the post of the machine below Y Vthe spindle w, and is driven bya band which connects it with the right-hand end of the shaft B', as shown in Fig. l. An'adjustable crank-wrist t is secured to the front side of the pulley T by means of sett-screws, as shown in Fig. 1,by which its distance from the center ofi the pulley canbe varied as circumstances lnay require. A pitman S connects the crank-wrist t' with the lever R, which is placed upon theshaft D. The said lever R plays loosely on the shaft D, save when its curved elastic upper endV is sprung into a notch inthe inner surface of the pulley Q, which pulley Q is'permanently secured to the left-hand end of the shaft D,as shown in Fig. 1. It Will thus be perceived that when the pulley T is rotated' and the lever R4 is sprungv into the notch in the pulley Q an oscillating motion will be communicated to `t`lie shaft D, which movement of the shaft D will impart a reciprocatingvmotion to the frame G Gby means of the pulleys I I on the shaft D and the bands e c surrounding the same, with their extremities made fast to the under surfaces of' the sides of the said reciprocating frame.

During the before-described reciprocating movement that is imparted to the frame Gr G the harness A, that is stretched therein, is dressed with size or glue in the following manner: A box 7i, of the form shown in Figs. lV and 2, is combined with the shaft B, the

screw-shaft C, and thebeam F, the shaft'B passingthrough a hole in the top of 7i, the screwshaft'C passingthrough a female screw formed in an opening near its center7 and the beaml F fitting accurately into a recess in the rear side of 7i. The plate H, placed on the rear sidev of the beam F, is combined with the box tby means of s'et-screws. A frame composed of the curved arms J J, connected by the transverse pieces j, is combined with the shaft B and the sliding box 7L H by means of holes in the rear ends of the arms J J, that receive the shaft' B, after the said arms have been placedy on each side of the upper end of the sliding box h. Holes are formed in the front ends of the armsJ J, that receive the shaft b of the circular brush y, and over this brush there is placed and secured to the arms J J' the receptacle K lo, in which the size or glue is placed for dressing the harness. A pulleyN is placed on the shaft B by the side ofone of the arms J and connected to the shaft by means of afeather 0n its inner periphery,

passing into the groove a in the shaft, and to the arm J by a clutch, so that the said pulley will rotate with the shaft B and also move longitudinally with the frame J and the sliding box 7L H. The pulley N is banded to a pulley on the shaft Z2 of the rotary brush y and imparts motion thereto. A box h' H', a frame J j', a pulley N', and a rotarybrush -1 exactly corresponding in shape with the box h H, the frame J j, the pulley N, and the rotary brush y, are combined with each other and with the beam F', the shaft B', and the screw-shaft C' in the same manner that the said parts 7L H, J j, N, and y are combined with each other and the beam F, shaft B, and screw-shaft C. The framesJ and J' j' are adjustable in their positions, so that the brushes y y can be brought so near to each other as to bring their peripheries in contact `with eachother and' with the harness A', or

they can be so far separated as not to'touch the harness. The frame J j is moved up or down by the action of the lever v1' as follows: At its lower end the lever r is jointed to the stud'z, projecting from the box h.A Aset-screw c', which passes through the portion j of the frame Jj, bears against the inclined plane c' 011 the front side of the lever r, so thatY by moving the lever 7' to the right the action of the said inclined planet" on the extremity of the screw C' will elevate the frame J and the brush y, and by turning the lever r to the left the said frame and brush will be permitted to descend. The frame J'j and the brush y are elevated or depressed 'Eby means of the Vlever o" as follows: The upper end of the lever r' is jointed to the stud e', projeetingfrom the box h', and the pin d', projecting from the transverse piece j,that unites the arms J J f', passes through an inclined slot in the lever T'. (Shown in Fig. 4.) It will be perceived, therefore, that by moving the lever r' to the left the frame J'j' and the brush y' will' be elevated, and by turning the lever to the left the said frame and brush will be depressed.

The size'or glue is placedin the receptacle 7c, which has a finely-perforated bottom, and is placed within the outer casing K, that has an open bottom. A thin web of bristles is placed between the rear sides of the receptacle 7s and the casing K, which extends down to such a distance below the bottom of 7c as to come incontact with the brush y, and consequently serves to conduct the size or glue from the receptacle to the rotating brush and to evenly distribute it thereon.

The rotary movement of the screw-shafts C C will impart a longitudinal movement to the frames J j and J j' and the parts'` combined therewith, which movement will' be automatically reversed in the following manner: Nuts n 'n are placed upon the rod E, (which is located in the guides m m', projecting from the rear side of the beam F,) and their position is :regulated by setscrews.

The plate Il projects a sufficient distance from F to strike against the nuts nu. lVhen,

therefore, the movement of the boX 7L H brings the plate H in contact with one of the nuts n, it will move the rod E, the lever t, connected to its right-hand end, and the clutch X, and thereby will throw one ofthe pulleys l or Y out of gear and the other into gear with the driving-pulley, which will reverse the motion of the screw-shafts C C in the manner before described, which will reverse the longitudinal movement, of the framesJj and Jj and the parts combinedy therewith, causing the brushes y y to traverse and act upon the entire length of the harness at the same time that'the recipro-- cating movement of the frame G will cause the said brushes to act upon any desired portion of the widthqfthe harness. The upper brush y lays the size or glue upon the upper side of the harness smoothly and evenly, and the under brush y' receives a portion of the size or glue from the upper brush y and lays it smoothly and evenly upon the under side of the harness. Then the harness in the front end of the frame G G has been suiiciently dressed with size or glue, the Abrushes y y are thrown outward from each other by means of the lever r o", and the lever R is sprung out of the notch in the pulley Q. The shaft D is then turned around by taking hold of the crank q until the leverR again springs into the notch in the pulley Q, which will occur at the moment that the center of the harness in the rear end of the frame G G is brought between the brushes y y. The brushes are then moved inward and brought in contact with each other and the harness, when the operation of dressing the harness is proceeded with in [the manner above described. lVhile the harness in the rear end of the frame G G is being dressed with size or glue the harness in the front end of the said frame that has previously been dressed is removed and an undressed harness is secured in its place.

Instead of bands and pulleys for communieating motion from one part of the withindescribed machine to another, cogwheels and pinions may be made use of.

Having thus fully described my machine for dressingweavers harnesses with size, glue, &c., what I claim therein as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The within-described combination of the size or glue receptacle K 7:; and the rotating brushes y y with each other and with the shafts B B', the screw-shafts C C', the sliding rod E, the lever o, the clutch X, the pul leys W Y, and the driving-pulley Z, by which the brushes y y are made simultaneously to rotate on their axes and to alternately traverse from one end of the harness A to the other (or any portion of it) and deposit the size or glue evenly and smoothly upon the threads of t-he harness, substantially as herein set forth.

2. In combination with the size or glue receptaele K la and the rotating and reciprocating brushes y y', above set forth, the imparting a reciprocating movement to the frame G G, in which the harnesses A A are placed, simultaneously with the combined movements of the said brushes y y,substan tially in the manner herein set forth.

3. The making the sliding frame G G of such shape and capacity as to receive two sets of harness A A when it is combined with the shaft D, the pulley Q, the crank or lever q, the elastic lever R, the pitman S, and the crank-wrist t', substantially as herein set forth, by which, Without stopping the machine, a dressed harness can be removed from the frame and an undressed harness secu redin its place while another harness is being dressed with size or glue in the opposite receptacle of the said frame, substantially in the manner herein set forth.

The above specification of my invention signed and witnessed this 17th day of April, 1850.

KASIMIR VOGEL.

Witnesses:`

Z. C. RoBBiNs. R. W. FENWICK. 

